Kunsthistorisches Museum

Kunsthistorisches (Art History Museum) was one of my favorite non-touch/play museums. They had an extensive Egyptian exhibit that contained sarcophagi (plural for sarcophagases?) large sculptures of important rules like Cesar and and other sculptures from rulers like Imhotep (thank you The Mummy for educating me).

Imhotep via Hollywood vs Imhotep Sculpture. The bald head looks about the same.

The special exhibit they had was "Wer ist Karl der Kuhne?" It means who is Charles the Bold.

Special Historical Props for Karl:

Charles the Bold left unimaginable treasures from the legendary court of Burgundy. An exceptional exhibition dedicated to his life and actions is now on show in Vienna. The KHM offers visitors the unique opportunity to see its important holdings together with the “Burgundian Booty”, shown outside of Switzerland for the first time in 500 years. These precious mediaeval objets d’art document the character of this enigmatic prince and his historical importance for the spectacular rise of the House of Habsburg. Thanks to the clever marriage alliances and the premature death of Charles the Bold the rich Burgundian inheritance fell to the Habsburgs; only two generations later, the duke’s great-grandson, Charles V, ruled an empire “in which the sun never set”. (www.khm.com) <-- read more there

Historical Props:

The Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna numbers among the most important European museum buildings put up during the 19th century.

The monumental structure, built at the behest of Emperor Franz Joseph I as part of his expansion of the city in 1858, was intended to both unite and appropriately represent the artistic treasures that had been collected by the Habsburgs over the centuries.

Construction work lasted 20 years, from when ground was first broken in 1871 to the museum building’s completion in the year 1891. (www.khm.at)